The case has drawn criticism from media watchdogs, which have called for all charges to be dropped against the reporters.

It caused an uproar amongst the media watchdogs, and resulted in the show immediately being cancelled.

The Web site has served as a media watchdog, sports-entertainment provider and community builder since its founding.

The opposition is from a group of conservative organizations that define themselves as media watchdogs.

"Watching this show, I can understand why people complained so much," she said, referring to the 40,000 protests addressed to Britain's media watchdog.

The media watchdog will look at whether the programme was in breach of its codes on generally accepted standards.

Conversely, the media watchdog and Channel 4 also received 18 letters of support to counter the complaints.

But some media watchdogs have pointed to ongoing political influence over editorial policies.

At least one other media watchdog foresees an even more dire outcome.

A look at Steven Rendall, a local media watchdog who is becoming the sound bite of choice.